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Is it possible to start an engaging conversation when someone asks “How’s your summer going?“ I’m on Zoom with a neighbor of many years waiting for our committee meeting to start. He asks me how my summer is going. I say “Great! My daughter’s at a lacrosse camp at Babson.” He perks up. “I went […]

Here’s are Before & After Elevator Pitch Examples for Healthcare, IT Consulting, International Business Coaching, Supply Chain, and Editorial Writing. Healthcare Before: I help healthcare organizations improve operational performance. Observations: ==> This isn’t Oddly Specific. A healthcare organization could be anything from a doctor’s office to a surgical center to an insurance provider. ==> This […]

“How do you not see that coming?“ Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about his inspiration in Judd Apatow’s book Sicker in the Head. “[Hamilton’s] son died in a duel, and then [Hamilton] died in a duel in the same place three years later… It felt like the most avoidable mistake of all time.” And it gets me thinking […]

I press the red reset button on the electrical outlet in my garage and hear a loud “POP!” That’s not what it usually does, so, like an untrained monkey, I press it again. And again. And again. pop! Pop! POP! “That’s not a good sign,” I think to myself. But I’m not sure what to […]